Nuclear Energy Bills to Watch

• PA HB501 - Pennsylvania bill that increases clean energy requirements to 35% by 2035 and creates zero emissions credits (ZECs) for nuclear power plants.

• MA S1871 - Massachusetts bill that adds nuclear reactor operator positions at UMass Lowell to the state retirement benefits program.

• CA SB86 - California bill that extends tax exclusions through 2028 and adds nuclear fusion facilities as eligible projects.

• MA S673 - Massachusetts bill (now dead) that would have created a New England Fusion Research Compact with four other states.

• MA S2237 - Massachusetts bill that redefines clean energy storage and removes references to older nuclear plants from clean energy definitions.

• NY S08458 - New York bill that creates a Nuclear Energy Deployment Act with up to $200M in grants per project and a nuclear energy coordinator.

• OH SB294 - Ohio bill that declares state energy policy but notably excludes advanced nuclear from the definition of "affordable energy."

• MA S2680 - Massachusetts bill that expands nuclear facility safety monitoring to all communities within 50 miles of any nuclear plant storing waste.

• NY S08556 - New York bill that creates a workforce development commission for the nuclear energy industry.

• IL SB2719 - Illinois bill that removes the state's nuclear plant construction ban and requires agencies to reduce regulatory barriers.

• IL SB2720 - Illinois bill that prohibits state regulation of CO2 emissions from power plants (indirectly helps nuclear competitiveness).

• IL SB2721 - Illinois bill that creates a 20% tax credit for investing in small modular reactor manufacturing.